Modeled by erosion in past glacial eras, the Sierra de Gredos, in the south of Castilla y León, appears as a spectacular succession of lagoons, cirques, gorges, cliffs, cliffs, galayos and moraine deposits. It is the fiefdom of the Hispanic goat. The Central Cordillera is presented as an elongated mountain range that rises in the center of the Iberian Peninsula and serves as a separation for the basins and plateaus of the Duero and Tagus rivers. In its intermediate sector, specifically in the southern end of the province of Avila and like a heavy and impenetrable granite wall, rises the Sierra de Gredos. In its rugged and vertical relief of sharp peaks, gaps and steep projections, the cirque and the Grande de Gredos lagoon. Both are of glacial origin and are presided over by the Almanzor peak, a stone colossus that, at 2,592 meters, is the highest height in the entire Central System.
If the relief converts to Gredos in a beautiful and spectacular mountain, from a biological point of view its habitat offers us one of the most interesting spaces in all of Western Europe.
Due to its geographical location, the steep slopes and the different orientation of its slopes, the Sierra de Gredos It can be considered a true paradise for flora. The various plant species appear distributed in superimposed floors that reach their culmination in the alpine floor, the most interesting of all since a large number of botanical endemisms have been located there. Also within the fauna, the Sierra de Gredos It stands out for its endemisms: a mammal, three reptiles and two amphibians. The ibex, the Almanzor salamander and the common toad Gredos are the most relevant.
Along with these environmental values, the area of Gredos It treasures an interesting compendium of places in which history, art and tradition have left an indelible mark. Among all of them, the Roman road of Puerto del Pico and the towns of Candeleda and El Barco de stand out. Avila. In the latter, you can also taste their famous and exquisite beans.